AS YOU WERE . . .
WAR YEARS ECLECTICA
May 2020
2020.05 Edition
VIRDEN DAYS :: Pt. II
MEMORIES OF NO. 19 E.F.T.S ~ R.C.A.F.
1941 - 1944
VIRDEN DAYS is a Giant Souvenir BCATP Book from WWII.
I have scanned and displayed the many pages of text and photos of the book
across three issues of AS YOU WERE . . .: APRIL ~ MAY ~ JUNE
The photos were taken by Nicholas Morant of the National Film Board of Canada
The book is from the collection of Randy Pierce.
VIRDEN DAYS
A Partial Record of No. 19 Elementary Flying Training
School
R.C.A..F ~ Virden Man.
Operated By Virden Flying Training School, Ltd
1941-1944
To All The Grand Fellows: Instructors, Students and
Staff
Who Made Number Nineteen A Place of Happy Memories
This Souvenir Is Dedicated
"THAT'S THE ASSISTANT C. F. I."
* F/L. W. J. ("Bill) McFee ~ 1941-42
* F/L.W. M. ("Wilf") Steeves ~ 1943-44
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* The Line
MISCELLANEOUS CHARACTERS
"What did you do in the war, Daddy?"
How did you help us win?"
"Circuits and bumps and steep turns, laddie,
And how to get out of a spin."
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* "Average aircraft serviceability, 92.7 1/2"
* B*z*z*!!!
* They Kept Us Flying
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SPECIALISTS
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"Stores will have it"
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"Better ask Works and Bricks"
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* Sheet Parade
* That laundry headache again ~ or is it drycleaning?
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THEY MADE US OUR GARDENS
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THE LOUNGES
Officers'
The Ladies'Auxiliary
Airmen's
N.C/Os'
A SAD DUTY
"The nearest R.C.A.F. Station will provide the escort."
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BONUS FEATURE
Another Presentation from Our
BCATP Station Magazines Archive
AIRMAN'S POST Scans by Harry Hayward
Read all 12 pages in PDF at:
www.airmuseum.ca/reprints/ap/AP_40dec.pdf
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VIRDEN DAYS :: MEMORIES OF NO. 19 E.F.T.S ~ R.C.A.F.
:: 1941 - 1944
